6th Gr. Lessons

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SAFETY (Staying safe when connecting with others online when blogging, gaming, chatting, on social networking sites, Recognizing predator grooming) / SECURITY (Setting strong passwords, Scams, Privacy policies) / DIGITAL LIFE (Limiting online activities, Avoiding inappropriate content/images) / PRIVACY & DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS (Sexting / Revealing too much) / SELF-EXPRESSION & IDENTITY (How you present yourself online) / CONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying / Online community building) / RESPECTING CREATIVE WORK (Copyright, Fair use) / SEARCHING / RESEARCH AND EVALUATION (Citing sources, Determining validity & purpose of sites)

LESSONS: Required lessons are noted.
SAFETY: Safe Talk Online (Common Sense Media)
DIGITAL LIFE (Inappropriate Content)
CONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying: Be Upstanding)


REQUIRED:
SAFETY
Safe Talk Online (Common Sense Media)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/safe-online-talk-6-8
  • Discussion, Handout, VIDEO ("Safe Talk Online")
  • Time 45 min.
  • Students reflect on the benefits and potential risks of online talk and messaging. They learn how to recognize inappropriate talk or questionable behavior online.

REQUIRED:
DIGITAL LIFE (Inappropriate content)
Netsmartz Lesson page:

REQUIRED:
CONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying, Online community building)
Cyberbullying: Be Upstanding (Common Sense Media)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/cyberbullying-be-upstanding-6-8

ADDITIONAL (OPTIONAL) LESSONS IF YOU MAY CHOOSE TO DO:


SECURITY (Strong passwords)
Teach this in conjunction with Google Apps passwords and keeping them private.
DIGITAL LIFE
Digital Life 101 (Common Sense Media)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/digital-life-101-6-8
  • Handout, Discussion, Video ("Student Intro Video: Digital Life 101", "Digital Life: Our Connected Culture")
  • Students are introduced to the 24/7, social nature of digital media and technologies, and gain basic vocabulary and knowledge for discussing the media landscape.
  • VIDEOS: "Student Intro Video: Digital Life 101", "Digital Life: Our Connected Culture"

SAFETY (Staying safe online when gaming), DIGITAL LIFE (Limiting time online), SELF-EXPRESSION & IDENTITY (How you present yourself online), CONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying, Online community building)
"Attitude Overdrive" Netsmartz Lesson Download (video/activity cards)
  • Cartoon VIDEO "Attitude Overdrive" (about a girl who Discussion questions, and Activity Lesson cards to download.
  • Online etiquette, dealing w/ cyberbullies, giving personal information, dealing w/ ads that appear when gaming online
  • The lesson has students making a skit after the video and discussion. Students may also do a Comic Life Cartoon as below.
  • http://www.netsmartz.org/Resources (May need to toggle to "middle school" and "gaming". Need to register to download resources.)

ALSO SHOW AND DISCUSS THE VIDEOS BELOW ("Feathers in the Wind" & "Talent Show Video - Patty") on Cyberbullying.

SELF-EXPRESSION & IDENTITY
My Online Self (Common Sense Media)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/my-online-self-6-8
  • Handout, Discussion, Video ("Student Intro Video: You Online")
  • Students investigate how they express their identities off and online and discover that they have choices about how they present themselves to others online.
  • Time 45 min.
  • VIDEO: "Student Intro Video: You Online"

RESPECTING CREATIVE WORK
A Creator's Rights (Common Sense Media)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/creators-rights-6-8
  • Handouts, Discussion, Video ("Student Intro Video: Credit for Creative Work")
  • Students are introduced to copyright, fair use, and the rights they have as creators.
  • Time 45 min.
  • VIDEO: "Student Intro Video: Credit for Creative Work"

SEARCHING
Crawling the Web (Common Sense Media)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/crawling-web-6-8
  • Handouts, Discussion
  • Students learn to make informed choices about which search sites to use for different purposes. They also learn to use multiple search tools to get the best results.
  • Time 45 min.

RESEARCH & EVALUATION
Identifying High Quality Sites (Common Sense Media)
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/identifying-high-quality-sites-6-8
  • Handouts, Discussion
  • Students learn that anyone can publish on the Web, so not all sites are equally trustworthy.
  • Time 45 min.


CUSTOMIZED LESSONS:

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY: Create Comics with Comic Life. As an assessment after doing the lessons or after showing the videos and discussing them, have students use Comic Life (which comes w/ the iMacs) to create a Comic to show good Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship. They should use the camera and PhotoBooth which also come with the iMacs, to take pics of themselves and classmates to use in the comics. Print them off or save as images and upload to a wiki. - Val Garton

INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY: Blog as one (or all 3) of the characters in the "Talent Show" video below. (Girl mocking another. If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online.) Put yourself in the place of the bully, the victim, the bystanders. BLOG about what happened. http://youtu.be/bdQBurXQOeQ


VIDEOS:

PRIVACY & DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS (Sexting, Revealing too much)
Show video: "Feathers in the Wind" (How trying to stop gossip is like trying to get back feathers that have blown away in the wind. Trying to get back something you've posted online is like trying to get back feathers.)
http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=3790

CONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying, Online community building)
Show video: "Talent Show - Patty" (Girl mocking another. If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online.)
http://youtu.be/bdQBurXQOeQ

SECURITY
Show video: "Privacy Video Vignette: Eva's Story" http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/oops-i-broadcast-it-internet-6-8